Postdoctoral Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7297058 (Ref:21277-en_US)
Posted: December 27, 2024
Job Description
Summary
Dr. Bert O'Malley, (Chancellor of Baylor College of Medicine), holds research labs in the scientific research areas of:
Hormone action
Coactivator function
Eukaryotic gene expression
Gene therapy
Nanotechnology
For more information, please visit: https://profiles.viictr.org/display/BCM/bert-omalley
Job Duties
- Operates all the instrumentation needed for the projects (training will be provided as needed).
- Documents experimental procedures in precise details.
- Collects and compiles imaging and cell culture data.
- Prepares reagents and solutions, and performs experimental work as needed, including live cell experiments and cell culture (2D/3D).
- Troubleshoots problematic results.
- Manages a limited number of mouse colonies.
- Performs animal studies.
- Directly interacts and reports to the drug development team.
- Maintains core laboratory organization, monitors lab reagents and does ordering.
- Optimizes novel assays and protocols under the drug development team guidance.
- Performs other related job duties as assigned.
- Plans and conducts experiments, analyzes data, and prepares publications describing results.
- Helps in training and mentoring of lab personnel, including graduate and undergraduate students.
- Maintains good communication with lab leader and members.
- Reads and evaluates literature
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
